HG4 1RT North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ripon Minster & Moorside. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- King George Road, Ripon: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in North Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,544 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,696 | £1,979 | £2,262 | £2,544 | £3,110 | £3,675 | £4,241 | £5,089 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (69% of about 510 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land adjacent to 63 Bondgate, Ripon: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Ripon Cathedral Choir School, Whitcliffe Lane, Ripon: up to 117 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Jewson Limited, 27 Bondgate Green, Ripon: up to 9 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- 25 Bondgate Green, Ripon: up to 7 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- BR100 (890 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 37 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Starbeck 267,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km (9 miles) | |
| Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lead Lane Ripon | 140 m |
| Car parks | St Marygate Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30.4 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ripon Spa Surgery | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ripon | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,040 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Spa Gardens 1.3 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,270 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thorpe Prebend House, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 148 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Prebend House | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| St Anne's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Remains of the medieval St Anne's Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Minster House | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Ripon Minster Close | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Ailey Hill | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Studley Royal | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hungry Hill | Hill | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Allhallows Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Ailcey Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Old Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Dale | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Yorkshire: see them on the North Yorkshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on King George Road.